Overview
2020
Publication or report
Clinical assessment and diagnosis is an important aspect of providing comprehensive care to patients.
2020
Publication or report
The purpose of this systematic literature review was to examine the causes that contribute to leave events from health care services and understand the current recommendations that may reduce rates of leave events for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.
2020
Poster or infographic
Display the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights on your health service’s TV monitors and digital signs.
2020
Guide, user guide or guidelines
This survey tool provides Australian health service organisations with a set of 14 principles supported by a variety of risk reduction strategies. The tool should be used in conjunction with the Principles for the safe selection and storage of medicines – Guidance and survey tool.
2020
Guide, user guide or guidelines
This guidance outlines strategies and principles developed to address safe selection and storage of all medicines, including look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medicines.
In 2018, the Commission identified a need to develop guidance for the safe selection and storage of medicines, with a focus on look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medicines. Medication incidents related to LASA medicine names are one of the most common type of medication error.
2023
Poster or infographic
This flowchart provides guidance for selecting suitable cleaning product for environmental cleaning in health service organisations.
2020
Poster or infographic
Environmental cleaning is a key component of standard precautions; the first-line in infection prevention and control in the healthcare environment.